@thesis{thesis, author={Aprilian Siregar Iskandar and Susilowati Endang}, title ={SOCIOLOGY OF LITERATURE APPROACH ANALYSIS IN NOVEL UNCLE TOM’S CABIN BY HARRIET BEECHER STOWE}, year={2021}, url={http://repository2.unw.ac.id/1567/}, abstract={Slavery still occurred in the America in 18th century which resulted in social classification. This study aims are to determine how the social conditions and social stratification in the Uncle Toms Cabin novel and 18th century America. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative , using social stratification theory, which in this research use setting of the novel and 18th century America and social conditions. As a result of the research, there are various groups of people in the novel of the upper class: very rich people, middle class : ordinary people usually own small farms, and lower class : slaves, the residence of the upper class is a big house with everything. the furniture was expensive, the middle class was a house that was bigger than the slave house, usually he managed a farm or plantation on a small scale, while the lower class lived in wooden huts. More lower the group it can be depend on upper class. The slave group is very dependent on their employer, their social conditions also depend on their group. The upper class is very well off, while the lower class is very dependent on their employer and usually their social conditions are very bad. In the novel and 18th century America does not have much difference, only there is a slight difference in how they treat their slaves.} }